Council votes to oust East Palo Alto city manager

Published 4:00 am, Thursday, June 13, 2002

The East Palo Alto City Council has decided not to extend the contract of City Manager Monika Hudson, who had served as the city's top administrator since 1998.

In a private session Tuesday, council members voted not to extend her contract but have not explained their decision publicly.

In a press release, city officials said they are negotiating a severance agreement. Hudson, 47, could not be reached for comment.

The city's finance director, Sandy Salerno, will act as city manager until an interim manager is named, and the city plans a nationwide search for Hudson's replacement, according to the city's statement.

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In a written statement, Mayor Duane Bay lauded Hudson's work. "Ms. Hudson has an awesome ability to keep the spinning plates in the air," he said. "We almost doubled city revenue, we floated our first municipal bond, met our housing targets, and established a division of aging."

Hudson, who formerly worked as interim city manager in Colma, was recently criticized along with Councilwoman Sharifa Hudson by some East Palo Alto residents for using taxpayers' money to attend a government management conference in Australia.